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Monday, 11am

I'll be heading out to the airport soon. As always, it's a mixture of relief and regret - I'm tired as all hell, but I'm leaving behind friends, new and old, as I head home to California.

It's been a great time here, but I sure do need a salad, a shave and some proper rest. And i suspect that the gym is going to get a few visits over the next few days, too.

Thanks to everyone who came up and said hi over the last few days, it sure was nice to meet you.

I've posted some photos to or snazzy facebook group, here, so check the heck out of those. And join the group, whilst you're at it!

All that remains is for you to tell us about what you've been up to - I know I've posted a couple of things that I had to be a bit more discrete about than this blog allows...

Sunday, 12.57pm

I just heard back from my friend who was at the Perez Hilton late night party. It was, apparently, in an abandoned grocery store. Kanye was in the house, but keeping a low low profile (ie, he might not have been but people were saying he was).

Vodka and redbull was free and plentiful (actually, I'm impressed she's up so early!)

And hey! here's a photo that's just arrived.

Seems like there is the work of a considerable ego, here.

So, Lady Sovereign cancelled, PH called her a cunt. There were lots of gay men sexin' it up on the dancefloor.

Oh, and little boots was super. So I guess everything is largely as expected. Yknow, in a great way, of course...

Sunday, 10.30am

Dear God. Boy, am I happy it's Sunday. Not that I don't have fun or anything, but realistically, there is really only so much that a body can take. Especially as I have spent four days fueled by coffee, beer, pizza and hot dogs.

Rather predictably, I am now ill.

Anyways, I'm going to throw some more photos in, mostly so I don't have to write that much. My brain is clearly mush.

This is the pool at the party we were at the other day.

Last night, though, we were up on the roof of a downtown bar. It was free drinks, for those in the know, at the top of each hour. For ten minutes. We knew about this. I can tell you, I still know about it.

I went on to a Label showcase, but, more excitingly, a couple of our party went to the Perez Hilton party. When they eventually surface.... I shall get reports. One more photo, just for kicks, eh.

Saturday, 1.50pm

Photo update!

Saturday, 11.10am

The crazy dreams have started to arrive. This isn't necessarily a good thing.

Anyways. Trying to make sense of yesterday...

A good way to see how people are going is to look at faces in restaurants as they eat breakfast, whenever that meal might happen. As it goes, yesterday this was about two in the afternoon. It didn't seem as if the look of horror had set in, so seems like at least some are taking it more slowly than I!

We stopped off at our friend's showcase first up, which meant some bands I thought had split up, ladies in liquid latex, and free greyhounds. I like this. Mostly the free greyhouds, to be honest.

Then a slightly inebriated sway across town to hang with the welsh contingent for an hour or so (they are here! and amazed by the giant yellow heat god in the sky), before another trek out to a wharehouse in an industrial estate beyond the highway... there was an icecream van outside, and friendly local arty types. They seemed a little surprised that anyone had make the trip over from downtown, but there was beer and people I knew from San Francisco. This is wear rock lives.

The party, on the other hand, lives at a semi secret event down a back alley, at the open pool of an apartment complex. Seems like LA comes to Austin, afterall...

a final trip out to see the fifteen person party that is still flyin', and then home. today begins in an hour; wish me luck!

emails to damian@answerjam.com...

Saturday, 2.30am

Went to a pool party. DJs, girls splashing around, jose cuervo everywhere. I'd give more details now, but, yknow. Moves to be made. And So Forth.

Friday, 11.10am

Ok, how to make sense of that? It was super, super hot yesterday. The hat I was wearing was soaked through after about ten minutes (who says I don't give you all the gory details?), but after a short amount of waiting, I was able to get into the relatively cool atmostphere of Mohawk. Where they had free lonestar. This is a fine thing. And a free doughnut, too.

We saw Vivian Girls (charming, if a little ramshackle), School of Seven Bells (great, if slightly terrified by playing in the daytime) and Wavves (kinda awful).

But I'm sure you're not that interested in a list of bands.

People, on the other hand, yes.

So, I've been playing a game whereby I try to work out where people are from based on what they are wearing. This is what I have. Feel free to suggest more...

New York kids all want to look like Bob Dylan. The west coast kids are a bit more emo than that, or, if they are from further north, sport giant beards. And bobble hats. Which is clearly a bad idea in Texas at the moment. Those from london stand out because they've all brought jackets with them.

Ok, so today I'm going to a pitchfork party, which is almost guaranteed to be full of people trying to work out whether it's cool to clap or not.

Also, I'm switching to twittering by text (iPhones just don't work here at the moment...), so stay tuned for more updates on the way.

Friday, 1.30am

It's chaos out there. Just got back in from downtown, the streets are overflowing with people staggering around. I'm going to try to upload some photos tomorrow, to give you a better taste. But who wold have thought that the mullet is still an ok hair feature in this day and age?

Also, a man in a full mouse costume. And the local homeless transvestite.

Good times!

Email me at damian@answerjam.com and tell me what you're up to...

I'll write more, and more coherently, tomorrow morning. Night all!

Thursday, 10.15am

Not to bad this morning. Three beers, 2am, one bar. Lots of talking and stuff, making plans for the week ahead. Going to head out to the rhapsody show - see you soon!

Wednesday, 10.45pm CT

Finally here. Have cracked. Going for beer. Back soon. Wish me luck!

Wednesday, 11.15am PST

Just packing up to head out to the airport. Here we go! Not arriving till 10pm Texas time tonight, so should be a quiet day. Though, temptation to head out into the night growing... and I'm still in California!